Last night Union J’s Jaymi Hensley revealed he is gay after his X Factor mentor Louis Walsh encouraged him to publicly disclose the information about his sexuality.

“I spoke to Louis about this and he said, ‘Put it this way, both of my big boybands had a gay member in them.’ So he said it fits the formula quite well!”

“Every boyband has got to have a gay one! And Louis just said, ‘Do it.’”

Good for you, Jaymi! And as a side note we have no idea who would have been the gay ones in Louis two big boybands… *cough*

Whilst this news may/may not come as a shock to you, Jaymi has confessed his Union J bandmates have known from the start.

“They have always supported me with doing this. I didn’t want to do it in five years’ time when I have made money and had a career. I don’t think anyone should have to hide who they are.”

“I came on to the show not wanting to be judged for my personal life. It is not a big thing for me — I came out when I was 14 to my family and friends and never had one piece of negativity.”

“It is a brave move. There could be negative people, but they are just sad and stuck 20 years ago.”

Hear hear, Jaymi!

Apparently, Jaymi – distinguishable from his other bandmates by his brown, slightly floppy, slightly curly hair (yes, we’re kidding, they’re all scarily the same, he’s the third from the left) – is currently in a relationship however won’t divulge more than that.